Dragon Boat Festival — Article Cloze

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The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival that is celebrated in Taiwan and other parts of East Asia. The festival — choose —decoratedcommemoratescross the death of Qu Yuan, a poet who — choose —crossdrownedprotest himself in the Miluo River in 278 BC to — choose —protestcommemoratesdrowned against government — choose —ingredientscorruptionfestivities .

The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth — choose —lunarsticky ricefestivities month, which falls in June or July in the Gregorian calendar. The festival is a time for people to gather together to race dragon boats, eat zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), and enjoy other — choose —festivitiescorruptionsticky rice .

The dragon boat races are the most popular event of the festival. The races are held on rivers and lakes, and each team consists of 20 to 30 — choose —rowerscorruptioningredients . The boats are — choose —crossdecoratedcommemorates with colorful dragon heads and tails, and the boats race to see who can — choose —drowneddecoratedcross the finish line first.

Eating zongzi: Zongzi are a type of — choose —festivitiessticky ricelunar dumpling that is filled with pork, mushrooms, and other — choose —ingredientsrowerscorruption all wrapped in bamboo leaves. They are traditionally eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate the death of Qu Yuan.